TY - JOUR
T1 - Reported speech in Greek tragedy
AU - Clark, James
N1 - Published in Illinois Classical Studies, Vol. 45, No. 1, Spring 2020. (c) [Year] by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
PY - 2020/10/4
Y1 - 2020/10/4
N2 - This article examines reported direct speech embedded in narrative sections of Greek tragedy, analyzing the content of reported speeches, their metrical form, and the descriptions of their sound. Reported direct speech is revealed to be considerably restrained, even when it occurs in highly emotional contexts. This restraint is interesting, given the prevalence of non-linguistic cries in tragedy, and it is brought into particular relief by comparison with the descriptions of violent utterances that often precede or follow sections of direct speech. There is a discernible, though inconsistent, trend towards the loosening of this restraint in later Euripides.
AB - This article examines reported direct speech embedded in narrative sections of Greek tragedy, analyzing the content of reported speeches, their metrical form, and the descriptions of their sound. Reported direct speech is revealed to be considerably restrained, even when it occurs in highly emotional contexts. This restraint is interesting, given the prevalence of non-linguistic cries in tragedy, and it is brought into particular relief by comparison with the descriptions of violent utterances that often precede or follow sections of direct speech. There is a discernible, though inconsistent, trend towards the loosening of this restraint in later Euripides.
M3 - Article
SN - 2328-5265
VL - 45
SP - 1
EP - 24
JO - Illinois classical studies
JF - Illinois classical studies
IS - 1
ER -